The fight against B613 has officially begun on 'Scandal'

9:13 PM Unknown 0 Comments


Scandal-1
Huck -- er, Diego Munoz -- made a huge decision in Thursday's 'Scandal.'
Image: ABC/Nicole Wilder

"It's okay to be afraid," says Liv. "Sometimes fear keeps us safe, and sometimes it holds us back."
The concept of fear is at the forefront of this week's episode as Liv struggles to move past her traumatic experience, the impending VP tries to step into some big shoes, and Huck's past with B613 comes flooding in as some big decisions to be made.


But first, the viewers learn that a bad laugh can be a dangerous thing. In fact, it can apparently bring down a VP hopeful.
Early in the episode, Fitz is moving ahead with confirming Virginia senator Susan Ross as VP, and she appears to be nailing her first speech. That is, until her nervous laughs turns into a snorting laugh that's big enough for late night television fodder. So the White House brings in the top guns, namely Leo, in exchange for a "big pile of cash" to get her ready for the senate hearing. (And yes, he's still dating Red/Abby).

 
The trouble is, he doesn't exactly have a soft touch — and we love him for it. Too bad the would-be VP doesn't and she quits. To that, though: If someone can't handle Leo, do they really has a place being VP, let alone President, should the unthinkable happen?
Regardless, Abby is determined to make sure that Susan is confirmed. She fires Leo and pleads with a hesitant Olivia to help her.


Sure enough, with a few well-chosen words (like, "Why did you say yes to the VP nomination to begin with?") Susan is back on track and gives a good, yet honest, performance at the senate hearing.
There's still a problem, though. The senators aren't exactly keen to support Fitz after his stint in West Angola and making a "mockery of democracy." Of course, Liv steps in and fixes that and all is well with the world again. And yes, Susan gets confirmed.

Elsewhere, David Rosen — who has an open door policy for crackpots, crazies, and conspiracy theories — gets a visit from a woman whose husband had worked for a top secret spy group. Rosen is about to dismiss her, except guess who her husband worked? B613.


And we know this woman — it's Huck's (aka Diego Munoz) wife Kim, and she has B613 files for proof.

Talk about out-of-the-blue plot twists.

Rosen is rightfully concerned but decides that given Kim's insistence in pursuing this, the best plan of action is for Huck to testify and confess that he's in fact a vet suffering from PTSD.


Huck agrees, and all goes according the plan until David's line of questioning gets to the "hole" — the one where Huck went crazy. Something snaps.
Huck describes it and talks of his sad daily "routine" in great detail, to the dismay of Rosen. Something snaps in him, too.

Instead of stopping this information from leaking, as Jake's insists, Rosen decides to get his white hat back on and go after the "bad guys." He doesn't want to be one of them anymore.
Meanwhile, Rose shows up at Liv's apartment hoping to get her help finding her friend Lois, who was actually more than just a friend.

Liv, still extremely shaken from the kidnapping and drinking out of the bottle, knows exactly what happened to the love of Rose's life and her expression is worth a thousand words.
But Rose knows she's not likely to find her friend alive either; she just needs closure.


Liv sets OPA on the trail to find Lois' body — and they do. Liv gives her a chance to say a proper goodbye and offers her an ending much less grim than the truth. Liv tells Rose that it was a pain-free aneurysm that took her, while she was sitting on the bench by the river, in the sun, watching the beauty of the world unfold.

It offers Rose some comfort, but doesn't take away the pain of loss: "It's too soon. Now I'm all alone, things will never be the same."

That prompts Liv to reclaim her own life. She finally throws out the stained sofa cushion that keeps reminding her of her captivity and pours herself a glass of red wine, just like she used to. She also enjoys it with a large bowl of popcorn.


She's back on this side of the world now. Hers.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
Katherine Brodsky is a femme fatale trapped in the mind of an entertainment writer. Her work has appeared in Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy Magazine, USA Weekend, MovieMaker Magazine, Backstage, Complex, Elle Canada, and many others. Follow her on Twitter @mysteriouskat.